Two South Korean miners who have been trapped for more than nine days in a collapsed zinc mine have finally made it out alive after a rescue operation, according to reports.
The collapse happended on October 26 in Bonghwa, in the east of the country where two men were trapped about 190 meters deep in a vertical shaft of the mine.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol thanked the rescuers for their hard work called their return “truly miraculous”.
The two survivors, 56 and 62, respectively, are in stable condition, authorities confirmed.
